Silver Kitsune Clan 03

Eventually everyone was done and Geoff patted his mouth clean. "Sam does it again and I gotta go love." He gave her a peck and tried to leave but Mari wasn't having any of that.

"Just a darn peck? I don't think so buster." She grabbed his shirt and pulled him back and gave him a good solid kiss before letting him go and both of them had a silly expression on their faces as he left the room. "Damn wolf is going to drive me nuts." She sighed and stood up after refilling her cup. "Leave the dishes for the moment and come to my room and let's sit down and talk." Mari waited for her to stand up and walked into the solarium and settled down in one of the chairs and took a sip of the tea.

Gettie settled down though she was still looking like she was on pins and needles. "What did you need to talk to me about Mari? I hope you weren't too upset with me last night." She looked down at the coffee table and sort of shrugged. "I know I can be easily upset and I always try my hardest and wanted to make sure that you felt welcome."

Mari set her cup down and moved over to the sofa. "Come sit next to me Gettie." She patted the cushion next to her and finally the girl moved. When she did Mari wrapped an arm around the bigger girl and leaned against her arm. "I am going to say this one time and one only. I was not upset with you or the table what so ever last night. The table and room were beautiful and I did feel welcomed by you and that is one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you."

When Mari moved and asked Gettie to sit next her, she slowly moved over to the sofa and settled down. When Mari wrapped her arm around her and leaned against her she was more than startled but didn't feel anything negative from her and curled her arm around the smaller woman and for some reason relaxed. There was a very comfortable feeling she was getting, sort of like she knew that Mari would never intentionally hurt her. "Thank you ma'am, I mean Mari. I am glad you liked the room. Since I am just a servant it was the only way I could really show you that I was glad Geoff found his mate."

Mari moved a bit closer and grinned. "I am going to warn you I love cuddling. That was one reason I loved working with the cubs. I could get all the cuddles I wanted. Anyways, I wanted to talk to you about becoming my assistant. Allysson says I need one and I would like you to become my assistant."

Gettie sat stiffly upright. "I can't do that Lady Ryan. I can't. You need someone who knows the clan and all the intricacies that you are going to need to know." It was all she could do not to say that Mari needed someone who was smarter than she was, though it was clear through the bonds even though Mari hadn't really formed them as of yet. With the close contact it would be felt.

Mari pulled the girl back to her. "Stop it Gettie. I will not have you degrading yourself. So you might not be a genius, that doesn't really matter to me since I am not the sharpest knife in the block myself. Now sit down and listen to me." Her voice was firm, much like she would take with a cub she was dealing with. "You are going to listen to what I have to say before saying anything else okay?"

She turned to face the girl and reached up and cupped her face with her hands and forced her to look at her. "I asked for you since I know I can trust that what you are saying is the truth as you know it. I like what I feel of you. You are warm, caring, you try hard, and after watching the reactions of the clan leaders, Geoff, and Sam you are well cared for. All of those are qualities that I am looking for. Also you and I are from the same station, bottom of the household. You know how that feels and you can relate to me much better than some lady in waiting who has never had to scrub a toilet before."

Gettie was startled at the strength in Mari's hands before she remembered she was a wolf and knew they were much stronger physically. Her hands were small and warm and she felt compelled to look at her and melted at the kind look in her purple eyes. "I really don't know Mari, I really don't know. I just do my job and try my best as is expected of me. That is all I have ever known. I don't know if I will be the right person for you and you need someone who can help you with everything you need."

Mari smiled at her. "Well then I guess I am going to be getting you. You know how servants look at the clan and senior staff. You know the ones to keep an eye on and those that are nice people. I am sure you have helped more than a few ladies get dressed as well as possibly one or two of the men so you know what I will need for formal engagements. You know what clothes are going to be expected on a day to day basis. All the other stuff we can work out. Thank you for accepting."

Gettie was starting to feel a bit lost and when Mari told her she was glad she had accepted she started to cry. Other than Sam nobody had accepted her this quickly and her short comings. She had to admit that much of what Mari had said was true. She did know those things since she had been serving the clan for many years and worked in most areas of it at one time or another. She might come across as young but she was older than she looked and occasionally acted.

Mari tried to hug her and grumbled. "Damn being short." Instead she shifted over to her lap and then hugged her since that put their heads close to level. "Besides, for all the intricate politics and clan organization crap I have been duly informed that Sheliae is going to be starting to train me." She grimaced.

Gettie snickered through the tears. "Oh Lady of the moon you have my sympathy." When Mari had scooted over she had been startled but leaned into the hug and sniffled. "It is going to take some getting used to. I wonder if I get a pay raise."

Mari started snickering. "I will make sure you do. Now why don't you go and rinse your face off and gather the dishes. I have a feeling I am going to need to find an office to use since I will be damned if I am going to clutter this room with all kinds of books and stuff."

Several minutes later they walked out of the suite and headed down to the kitchen. "Sam, I am sorry but I am going to be stealing your helper for part of the day at least since she is going to be my assistant. I will try not to keep her too busy since if she is anything like me she is going to want to keep busy with the stuff she is used to."

Sam laughed. "Alysson already informed me of that but thank you for taking the time to let me know. Jake passed the word that he wants to talk to you when you get a chance." She came over and gave the girl a good hug. "Congrats Kitten and I know you will make me proud."

"This way to Jake's." She led her to the clan office side and to his office and knocked. "Lady Ryan to see you Jake." Over here she was going to be formal and darned what Mari had to say. She wasn't going to have anyone chew her ass even if Mari was right there.

"Ah, come in both of you and congrats Gertrude and I need to update your security clearance as well as make some changes to the wards. Lady Ryan, I need to add you to the computer system and also add you to the clan wards. Being that you are Geoff's future mate, you will have fairly high access but I am going to limit some aspects since you simply don't have enough knowledge to deal with some things. As you learn, that will change."

Mari shuddered. "For all I care give me the same access she will have since I don't want to walk into a room and accidently end up with an extra ear or something." Or more tails, not that she objected to Geoff's but she had always had one and didn't want any extra's.

He laughed and turned to the computer and started tapping away and a few minutes later he appeared to be finished with that. "Can you please stand in that circle Lady? This will attune the shields to your personal spiritual signature so that you can come and go without setting off alerts for most places. It will also allow access to some parts that regular clan members don't have." Once he was done with that he pulled out a heavy folder and handed it to her.

"This is a basic guide to the clan estates and the various wards we have and where they are and what they are for. I know you are going to be busy, but please try to read it as soon as possible. Are you familiar with computers?" They talked for a while more before he assigned them an office the two of them could use and informed her he would setup some training with the computers and coordinate it with Sheliae.

She followed Gettie to the office and walked in, not sure what she was going to get and was pleased. It had several shelves that were already filled with a wide variety of books and there were two desks, a large well designed one and a smaller sort of plain desk. "Well I think I can guess which one is mine." She dropped the binder on it and found a note asking them to swing by Jon's office as well as a few other things she needed to deal with over the next day or two. It included going to the clan seamstress and get her measurements taken again to get fitted with formal cloths. There was also a note from Sheliae to see her that afternoon to set up a schedule of training and lectures. "Great, not even here a day and I am going back to school." Grrrr....

Gettie smiled at her. "I will show you to Jon's office and then we can get you some measurements." She gave her a sly smile. "After that I can show you around the gardens and near parts of the estate and then show you to the hot springs and maybe you can soak for a few before lunch."

Mari snickered. "Sounds like a deal to me. Let's go." She stood up and as they walked out almost ran over another female kitsune who was in her mid-form. "Oh, excuse me, sorry about that."

The kitsune managed to dodge her and then froze before relaxing and grinning. "You must be Lady Ryan, Geoff's new mate. I am Amarissa and I am glad you took him off the market." She traded a glance with Gettie since she had been the fox that he had been pursuing before he had been sent on his mission.

Gettie couldn't help but smile. "Managed to dodge that bullet didn't you Miss Rissa?" She returned the look and smirked.

Mari raised an eyebrow and glanced between the two of them. "Hmm, why do I feel I am missing something here?" She was concentrating enough Geoff felt it and she could feel him blush over the bond. "Oh, let me guess, you were the one he was chasing before he ran into me right? Well I am glad I was able to help you. I will tell you that if you run into my alpha don't tell him that or he might growl at you since he was not pleased to lose his little submissive." She started snickering. *So tell me, just how, um, busy were you Geoffy?*

He blushed even deeper and tried to be nonchalant when he replied. *Eh, one or two but none of them mean anything next to you. I am in a meeting and will talk to you later.* His father raised an eyebrow at his blush but chose not to say anything.

"So what are you up to Lady Ryan?" She asked as she continued in the direction they were headed. The girl was very petite and frankly one of the smallest lycan's she had seen.

"Getting settled in however unwillingly. I have to go to Jon's office next and then to get measured for more cloths and formal wear and then Gettie is going to show me some of the features of the grounds and then finally the hot springs before lunch." She even managed to say that with a straight face.

"Oh, can I come with? I could deal with going to the hot springs and there is a dress I want to see about getting before the formal dinner next week." Geoff had already mentioned it to Mari though she wasn't really sure exactly what all that day was going to entail.

"Sure, I would love to swap stories about Geoff." Moments later they were at Jon's office and Gettie knocked.

"Clan Lord, it is Gettie, Lady Ryan's assistant and she is here as requested." She called out and when he called them in she opened the door and held it for them and had to smile when she saw Geoff in there.

Jon grinned at them and waved them in. "You can come in as well Rissa and this is actually for Gettie though I figured it would be easier to leave Mari a note." He turned to Gettie and held out a paper for her. "Sign this please. It is assigning you as Mari's assistant and also indicates what your pay raise is going to be. Also since you are now her assistant if you wish to move to a room closer to her you are eligible for a nicer set of rooms. Actually if I remember rightly there is a small suite next to their suite you can use. It is for the personal assistant of one or the other."

She was in the midst of taking the paper when he mentioned moving and then mentioned the rooms next to theirs and she started stuttering. "I...I...Those a-a- are too nice for me. I can stay where I am..."

Mari snorted. "I don't think so Gettie, and while I am thinking about it, we are getting you measured for some new clothes as well. If I have to deal with this, so does my assistant. Jon could you please get one of the staff to move her things up there and make sure it is ready for her by dinner time?"

He grinned. "Can do and actually", he checked something on the computer, "about halfway done. Congratulations on your step up in the world and about time. I know you will do your Lady proud. Now if you will sign the paper I will take care of that for you."

She leaned forward to sign it and looked at the pay increase and gasped. "Lady of the moon that is a lot of money." Gettie wasn't poorly paid in any way but she went from essentially a low servant to the assistant for the clan heir's mate which was one hell of a step.

"Now if you go through that door, Alysson is waiting for you since she has something she has to take care of as well." He waved the three of them through the door to his wife's office and grinned as they went since Gettie was going to get a heck of a surprise.

Gettie knocked on the door and was called in. Alysson smiled and stood up and walked over when they came in. "Close the door and come here Gettie and let me congratulate you on your promotion." She took the girl's hands and kissed her forehead which gave her seal of approval and there was a surge of power in the room.

Gettie stiffened and then shifted to her mid-form with the surge of power and suddenly a second tail appeared and waved around with the first. It was nice and fluffy and matched the color of her hair and other tail. She tensed up when the power hit and then whipped her head around and looked over her shoulder as much as possible and gaped at the two tails waving around. "Oh, oh, I have two tails now. I have always aspired to have two tails." She burst into tears and wrapped her arms around her. "Oh thank you Lady Logan. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

"Well you didn't think I could have a single tail as an assistant to Geoff's mate now did you?" She chuckled at the girl's reaction. She would find a few other things changing over time now that she had more power and talent. She wasn't going to be as 'stupid' as some said. It wouldn't ever make her smart but each time she added a tail she would get a bit more since she had to be able to learn to use the increased powers. "You are going to have some training on being a two tail but that can wait. Today you need to celebrate. I think a visit to the hot springs before lunch would be a good idea."

All three of the girls blushed and then grinned. "Since you instructed us to we will ma'am," they all said together. When they walked out of the office she stayed in her mid-form since she had to show off her new tail.

They had to stop by the kitchens and show Sam the change and she got a huge hug from her. After that they headed to the seamstress and walked in. The lady in there actually looked older and Mari had to wonder just how old she was to have a few wrinkles. As soon as they did she grinned. "I see we have a new two tail and let me guess you would like to get some new clothes right?" She glanced at Mari. "And we also have the clan heir's mate for some measurements as well. Come in and lock the door. No need for random riff raff walking in."

She led them into a back room and Mari spoke. "Ma'am she is also my assistant and will need clothing appropriate for both her new station and her new job. I don't have any clue what she is going to need but I am sure you do. Please take good care of my assistant." Mari couldn't help but dimple at the woman and got a laugh back.

"I can do that young lady and call me Helda. If you ma'am me again I am going to fit your clothes wrong." She twinkled at them and Mari wrinkled her nose at her.

"You won't have to worry about that. My expanding waist line will take care of that quite nicely thank you." She had to rub the tiny baby bump and since she had twins, they were showing a bit early. From what she had seen usually by the second month you usually showed but with twins it was usually a bit earlier.

"Congrats to you and Geoff, that is sort of a quick start..." Mari had to interrupt her.

"Um, actually they are my Alphas and happened well before Geoff ever showed up. I was in heat and we didn't realize it." She looked at the wall and waited for the shock to settle. "Just so you know he didn't force me and we both wanted each other than night. I am glad I am having his cubs even though it makes it sort of complex." She turned and looked at them all, they were looking rather startled. "No mentioning it to anyone please."

"Definitely not, and I will keep that in mind though for the dress robes. It won't matter for a few weeks since they are sort of a Kimono design for the women and you won't be the first who ended up being introduced to the Elders who is pregnant. Now strip all three of you since I am sure that Amarissa wants a new dress for the dinner next week." She gathered up the tape and some other tools she needed and turned back to the girls.

"Hmph, you need a bit of meat on your bones and the babies will put it there." She quickly measured the three of them and made notes before taking some extra measurements. "For your formal jewelry Marissa and you will need some new jewelry as well Gettie both since you are now a two tail and her assistant." Mari was a cute young thing and she had a feeling that Geoff was greatly enjoying being with her. He might love her as his mate, but being young other things were as important and being with a good looking young male or female helped.

Once that was done and they were dressed again they started working through samples of cloth for the dresses and base colors for a new wardrobe for Gettie. She kept trying to say she didn't need that fine of a weave or as fancy a design and most of the time the others convinced her otherwise.

Mari could tell that she was starting to feel overwhelmed. "We are done here for the day and we are going to the hot springs and we are going to soak and relax." She wrapped an arm around her assistant and pulled her close. "Relax hun, this is sort of how I felt last night but I know you can do it. Now we are going to relax and tell stories about boys or men who are cute, trade stories about Geoff and talk about girly things."

While they were stripping now that they weren't at the seamstress's, they checked out each other's bodies and she could see why Geoff had been chasing Rissa around. She had a lush body that sort of demanded attention from most males and more than a few females. Hell, Mari could feel the draw of her body. Gettie wasn't bad looking and had nice if somewhat large breasts and broad hips and a slender waist. Both girls had what looked like fur instead of hair in their groins and she resisted asking to touch to see if it was soft.

Rissa couldn't help but smile at Mari checking her out. "I know, drives me nuts sometimes. I want to be a professional secretary but it is hard to be taken serious when everyone's eyes end up glued to my body." Mari was smooth in the groin and she was curious. "Why don't you have fur downstairs?" She didn't know anyone that shaved.